Former Liverpool midfield man Dietmar Hamann has played down Chelsea’s Premier League title chances in a recent interview with Free Super Tips.
The German reckons that his old club Liverpool and the defending champions Manchester City are “two steps ahead” of the Blues who have suffered a drop in form as of late.
“It’s still a three-horse race right now, but I don’t think Chelsea have what it takes to win the Premier League over Liverpool and Manchester City.”
“I know they won the Champions League, but it’s a different competition. There aren’t as many games in the Champions League and you can show no fear in that competition because you can pick up results if the opposition aren’t quite at it, but the Premier League is a long stretch.
“I just think City and Liverpool are one if not two steps ahead of Chelsea and this is why I think they will both have a healthy gap over Chelsea come the end of the season.”
Thomas Tuchel’s men have won just one of their last four outings in all competitions with a defeat to city rivals West Ham United last weekend allowing Liverpool and Manchester City to move ahead in the title race.
Chelsea will have a must-win game this weekend on home turf against Leeds United with the west London giants hoping to make amends of the recent results and return to winning ways.
The Blues sit third in the standings heading into the upcoming game with Manchester City at the top followed by Liverpool.
